1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 157
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Gary Smith (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating J. T. Howard (D) by 14.1 points.
Gary SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%3,313
J. T. HowardDemocrat
41.6%2,474
Rex WellmanDemocrat
2.8%167
5,954 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET